bālaka

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa), Paisaci Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka). === Noun === bālaka m (feminine bālikā) boy, kid ==== Declension ==== === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “bālaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bālá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520